Association between the chronology of gestation and the morphometrical skin characteristics at childbirth: a development of predictive model.

Ingrid Michelle Fonseca de SouzaGabriela Luiza Nogueira VitralMarcelo Vidigal CaliariZilma Silveira Nogueira Reis

Published in: BMJ health & care informatics (2021)

The thickness of the protective epidermal barrier is, in itself, a potential marker of pregnancy dating. However, sets of values obtained from skin morphometry enhanced the estimation of the gestational age. Such findings may support non-invasive image approaches to estimate pregnancy dating with various clinical applications.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
wound healing
soft tissue
pregnancy outcomes
deep learning
optical coherence tomography
preterm infants
risk assessment
machine learning
weight loss